National Drug Law Enforcement Agency

By FEMI ADESINA My first intervention some months back on the war against hard drugs use in the country was under the headline ‘Buba Marwa and the Bad Guys.’ And here I come again today, armed with facts on how the National Drug Law…

A Bill to empower the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) carry out compulsory and routine drug tests on those seeking election into public offices is being proposed in the House of Representatives. The Bill, which would be…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has said he would not support  any attempt to legalise cannabis in the country, adding that no lawmaker from the state would support such. This was contained in a statement by Mr. Femi Babafemi,…

Joy Anyim Three armed bandits, apparently on a mission to attack residents of Katsina State, have been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The bandits, Adamu Shehu, Tukur Mohammed and Ibrahim…

Joy Anyim Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have intercepted a middle-aged woman, Okafor Ebere Edith, with 35 wraps of cocaine hidden in her underwear. It was learnt that the suspect was arrested during…

Anthony Iwuoma Men of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have nabbed a nonagenarian for selling hard drugs to youths in Yarkadir Village, Rimi Local Government Area of Katsina State. The suspect, Yusuf Yarkadir,…

A medical doctor, Jane Chioma Ofoma, 26, has been arrested, in Auchi, Edo state, by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), for operating an online catering service, O*mach*s kitchen, through which she sells drugged…

Illicit drugs including cocaine, heroin and cannabis weighing 37.3kilograms have been intercepted and seized on five different occasions, and seven persons arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The…

…61-year-old trafficker nabbed in Taraba with 58.50kg skunk Joy Anyim A notorious major supplier of illicit drugs in Abia State, Chibuike Apolos, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).…

Johnkennedy Uzoma, Owerri Authorities of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Imo State Command, says it has arrested 165 suspected drug traffickers and impounded 959.677kg of had drugs such as Cannabis Sativa, Cocaine,…